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Florida GOP gets up to 4 more seats after court ruling weakens voting law

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Florida GOP gets up to 4 more seats after court ruling weakens voting law
The Florida legislature approved a redistricting bill that could give Republicans up to four additional seats in Congress. The vote came just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed a key part of the Voting Rights Act. The ruling made it harder to challenge voting maps on claims of racial discrimination. The new map is expected to shift voting power in Florida, a key swing state, further toward the GOP for the next decade.